The Puddester Collection (Part I)

East India Company, Bengal Presidency, Calcutta Mint: 19 Sun Sicca coinage, silver Sixteenth-Rupee in the name of ‘Shah ‘Alam II (1173-1221h/1759-1806), 1[––]h, frozen regnal yr 19 [1777-93], naming Murshidabad, sikka zad bar haft kishwar saya fazl ilah hami din muhammad shah alam badshah [defender of the religion of Muhammad, Shah ‘Alam emperor, shadow of the divine favour, put his stamp on the seven climes], crescent at left, rev. zarb murshidabad sanah 19 julus maimanat manus [struck at Murshidabad in the 19th year of his reign of tranquil prosperity], 0.73g/8h (Prid. 152 [Sale, lot 607]; Stevens 2.194 for type; KM. 80.3). Extremely fine and well-struck, toned, rare [certified and graded NGC MS 61] £100-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Puddester Collection.

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